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4 MM SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6. 1994 SCORING, TEAM STATS Kansas 3 7 0 7-17 Nebraska 24 14 7 0 45 NU FG Tom Sieler 35 NU Reggie Baul 51 pass from Brook Berringer (Sieler kick) KU FG Jeff McCord 41 NU Lawrence Phillips 4 run (Sieler kick) MIKEBABCOCK Sports NU Cory Schlesmger 40 run (eier kick) NU Jeff MaKovtcka 8 run (sieier I A kick) KU June Henley 6 run (McCord kick) NU Clester Johnson 64 pass from Berringer (Sieler kick) NU Phillips 22 run (Sieier kick) KU L.T. Levine 1 run (McCord kick) A 75,543 KU NU 12 24 45-141 49-336 129 267 270 603 8-23-2 13-18-0 26 39 2-0 2-1 2-11 4-26 31:16 28:44 5-17 8-13 2-5 0-0 First downs Rushes-yards Passing yards Total yards Passing Return yards Punts Fumbles-lost Penalties-yards Time of possession Third-down conversions Fourth-down conversions I Miami takes charge of Big East race. Page 2D. May sets record as KSU routs Iowa State.

Page 20. I Midland pounds Wesleyan, eyes playoffs. Page 3D. I Northwestern, Iowa wraps up NIAC title. Page 3D.

I Nebraska-Kansas color photo page. Page 10D. i TED KIRMJNCOLN JOURNAL-STM Nebraska split end Reggie Baul (left) hauls in a 51 -yard pass from Brook Berringer for the game's first TD as Kansas' Jason Harris pursues. Com 'hnker to victory performance no surprise Clester Johnson, Brook Berringer and Tony Veland all were scholarship quarterbacks when they arrived at Nebraska as freshmen in 1991. Johnson remembers looking at Berringer and thinking: "This guy should be at Miami.

What made him come here?" Berringer was 6-foot-3 and 190 pounds at the time. He's an inch taller and 10 pounds heavier now. He looked like a quarterback Miami would recruit, Johnson said, a prostyle, dropback passer. Veland said he had a similar first impression, even though he was aware of Berringer's reputation as a scrambler. "I knew he was a good athlete," Veland said.

Some four years later, Johnson is a wingback, Veland is a safety, and Berringer is still a quarterback, who each week convinces a few more people that there is life after Tommie Frazier. CHECK THAT. "After" isnt exactly accurate. Frazier's absence is temporary, not permanent. But you get the idea.

Nebraska's offense isn't better without Frazier. But with each passing (pun intended) week, it becomes apparent that Nebraska's offense isn't worse, either, just different. The difference was demonstrated in dramatic fashion Saturday, when Berringer completed 13 of 18 passes for 267 yards and two touchdowns in a 45-17 victory against Kansas. You have to go back to October 1972 to find a game in which a Cornhusker quarterback passed for as many yards. The quarterback was David Humm, whose passing ability kept him in the National Football League for 10 seasons.

Berringer could have broken Nebraska's single-game record for passing yardage (297 by Humm) if a wide-open Eric Alford had caught a pass "I should have caught," the senior tight end said. "I looked up too late for the ball, and there was nothing I could do." GIVEN HIS performance in last weekend's 24-7 victory against Colorado, Alford can be forgiven, if, in fact, the fault was Ws. A typical Berringer pass is a light spiral," said Alford, who had one reception good for 28 yards on Saturday. The ball floats right down into your hands. It gets there and then kind of dives.

He's got a pretty good touch, and he knows when to throw." Like Johnson, Alford said, he I BY KEN HAMBLETON Lincoln Journal-Star Penn State survives scare Presto chango. In the first nine games this season, Nebraska almost hypnotized the nation into thinking the Cornhuskers were just another running team. In the blink of an eye, Nebraska I magically turned and a 64-yard touchdown pass to wingback Clester Johnson in Nebraska's 38-point first half. Berringer also connected on bombs of 37, 28 and 49 yards, "I haven't proven anything yet So don't ask," Berringer said after the game, flashing a smile. He proved a point with Nebraska Coach Tom Osborne.

"Up until the last few minutes, Brook played flawlessly," Osborne said. Berringer, who helped post Nebras- ka's first 250-plus passing game since 1976, had 249 yards passing in the first half. The Cornhusker offense completed the dominance, with 201 yards rushing in the second half. I-back Lawrence Phillips, who finished with 153 yards and two touchdowns, gained 118 yards jn the third quarter. "Hey, who would guess? This is Nebraska and the passing opened up the running," Phillips said.

The only guessing left was whether into a passing team, then back again in a 45-17 victory against Kansas Saturday afternoon at Memorial Stadium. Brook Berringer's passing dazzled a dizzy Kansas defense for 267 "But I think it was good, because against Ohio State we -did pretty much what we wanted to. I think we may have let down a little bit It's a good lesson for us." Collins passed for 213 yards and two touchdowns, and Ki-Jana Carter rushed for 192 yards and an 80-yard TD for Penn State, which led 35-14 with six minutes to go. Dittoe, who replaced starter John Paci in the second quarter, passed 5 yards to Eddie Baety for a touchdown with 1:49 left After holding Penn State, Indiana went 80 yards and scored again on Dittoe's 40-yard pass to Dorian Wilkerson as time expired. Then Dittoe threw a two-point conversion pass to end the game.

"We don't care about the polls," Penn State Coach Joe Paterno said. "All I care about is taking one game atatime." i Paterno also said he never thought the Nittany Lions were in danger of losing the game. "But we were not very crisp," he said. BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) Indiana's No.

2 quarterback gave No. 2 Penn State its biggest scare. The Nittany Lions, who lost their No. 1 ranking in the Associated Press poll to Nebraska a week ago, gave up two touchdown passes to Indiana's Chris Dittoe in the final two minutes but held on to win 35-29 Saturday. It was the most points scored against Penn State (8-0 overall, 5-0 Big Ten) and its narrowest winning margin this season.

Indiana (5-4, 2-4) lost its third straight game. "They did a lot of things said Penh State quarterback Kerry Collins, the nation's leader in pass efficiency. "We have to really credit Indiana for the defensive scheme they came in with." Penn State, still No. 1 In the USA TodayCNN coaches poll, was coming off a 63-14 victory against Ohio State. "Any time you go on the road in the Big Ten, you're going to be in for a tough football game," Collins said.

Brook Berringer var(js an(j two touchdowns the best passing day by a Nebraska quarterback in 22 years as the top-ranked Cornhuskers improved to 10-0 overall and 5-0 in the Big Eight Questioned a week earlier by Colorado Coach Bill McCartney as to his ability to throw to wide receivers, Berringer struck for a 51-yard touchdown pass to split end Reggie Baul knows? Maybe this will make a difference. It doesnt matter yet" Facing an eight-man defensive front that was designed to stop the run, Berringer took to the air from the outset He was sacked for an 11-yard loss on the first play of the game. Please see NU on page 4D the Associated Press media ratings. "We got happy when we saw the Penn State score (35-29 against Indiana) and knew we were -playing pretty good," Phillips said. "Who Nebraska's performance was good enough to push the Cornhuskers past Penn State in the USA TodayCNN coaches aott Nebraska already tops KltC 111 UIV Wh fffi Wli uuiULilffl.

-i By George could easily imagine Berringer fi'V playing quarterback in an offense NU volleyball team stakes No. 1 claim such as Miami's. "He could play for Florida State, Florida or Miami, where all they did was throw." Johnson also caught one of Ber ringer's passes Saturday, on a second-quarter play good for 64 yards BY STEVE SIPPLE Lincoln Journal-Star 45-year-old wins by KO LAS VEGAS (AP) With a blasting two-punch combination, George Foreman erased the memory that has haunted him for 20 years. "I exorcised the ghost (of Muhammad Ali) once and forever," the 45-year-old Foreman said after knocking out Michael Moorer to win the Inter and six points. Kansas' overmatched defense blitzed on the play, leaving Johnson Nebraska Coach Terry Pettit said his team knows its place in the collegiate volleyball world.

"We know we're a good team," Pet- one-on-one against a safety. When the wide receivers find themselves one-on-one, "we're licking, our tit said. We re not a great team I 0 chops," Johnson said. Berringer read the blitz, and the safety assigned to Johnson didn't national Boxing Federation and get any help. World Boxing As-sociation heavy- weight championships Saturday 'The corner(back)s didn't see me until it was too late," Johnson said.

"I was already cooking. People don't think I'm fast They think: 'He's just we're a good team trying to deal with some things." Come Monday, Nebraska might have to deal with being the nation's No. 1 team. One day after Stanford, ranked No. 1 in the two viotinnal rw11c foil night For nine a blocker.

Oops. A typical Berringer throw is ex rounds. Foreman 1fi looked like a bat actly as described earlier by Alford, tered old fighter whose hones of re- Johnson said. "I think we get spoiled," he said, "It's always right there. Every time I've seen him throw, it's been a tight spiral .529.

She often benefited from Texas' I block committing to the Huskers'; other hitters. She was a big key to the win, Pettit said. "Meyer plays better against more physical teams," he said. "She's a big girl, and she can go toe-to-toe with' more physical players." In the meantime, Texas' leading hitter, 5-10 senior Jenny was held to eight kills and an .000 hit-; ting mark. She entered with an aver- age of 3.99 kills per game.

"Jenny seemed to be out of sync all night" Texas Coach Mick Haley said "We really need her four kills per game if we're going to beat anybody." Nebraska kept Texas out of sync at times with its strong serving. The Huskers finished with eight aces, im eluding four in the first game. Husker senior Kelly Aspegren, who has a team-leading 39 service aces on the season, smacked a match-high five, including two during a 6-0 run to begin the match. Haley who has taken the Long-horns to three NCAA Final Fours and the national title in 1988 spoke of the importance of a No. 1 ranking for Nebraska.

He pointed out that Nebraska needs to stay ahead of No. 3 -Penn State in order to play host to the NCAA Mideast Regional Tournament inDecember. "Terry might not want to say that; but I think all coaches think like that, Haley said. Texas was led by 6-2 junior Angie Breitenfield, who had IS kills while hitting .407. The Longhoms hit compared to the Huskers' .264 mark; Maria Hedbeck led Nebraska with 12 digs, and Billie Winsett added 11.

Texas middle blocker Jane Wia-keL a freshman starter out of Millatd North, had a team-high four block asr sists. -y IRONICALLY, perhaps, we are learning this quality in Berringer not necessarily just because he is the No. 1 quarterback but also because his problems with a collapsed ASSOCIATED PRESS Jrainer D. Wayne Lukas (right) congratulates jockey Pat Day on winning the Juvenile Fillies aboard Flanders. Lukases have good Day in Breeders' Cup races lung have caused Coach Tom Os borne to adapt the offense in order to protect Berringer.

But for his collapsed lung, Ber ringer might have continued to run to Nos. 4 and 6 TefTyPettrt UCLA in five games, second-ranked Nebraska pounded No. 23 Texas 15-8, 15-9, 15-11 before 4,605 spectators Saturday night at the NU Coliseum. The crowd, two people shy of the Coliseum-record number that showed up for a win against Colorado last Saturday, watched Nebraska improve to 23-0 and stake a claim to its second No. 1 ranking in The Huskers, now the nation's only unbeaten major-college squad, held the top spot from mid-September to mid-October of 1990.

Pettit said the ratings aren't impor-; tanttohim. "Ratings are fun for sports talk' shows, and we know the relationship between those and reality is occasional at best" Pettit said. For Texas, which fell to 18-7, the cold, hard reality of Saturday's match had Nebraska middle blocker Allison Weston who Pettit said is playing on a "player-of-the-year level" fin-; ishing with a team-high 14 kills and a .286 hitting percentage. Nebraska's other starting middle blocker, 6-foot-l senior Peggy Meyer, pounded 10 kills and hit a blistering options, possibly obscuring his abil ity as a passer, i George Foreman gaining at least part of the championship he lost when he was knocked out by Ali Oct 30, 1974, could not be realized. Then, with shocking suddenness in the 10th round, Foreman blew Moor-er's house down.

"He should never have stood in front of me," the 250-pound Foreman said. Slam came Foreman's left hook. Crash came his right hand. And Moorer landed flat on his back with his arms outstretched. Foreman became the oldest fighter to win a championship in any weight class with the KO at 2:03 of the 10th round.

The previous oldest heavyweight champion had been Jersey Joe Wolcott 37 when he knocked out Ezzard Charles in 1951. Foreman, who earned about $1 million, improved his record to 73-4 with 68 knockouts. Since beginning his comeback in 1987, his record is 28-2 with 26 knockouts. I Moorer, of Detroit earned $7.5 mil-, lion. He is 35-1 with 30 knockouts.

This was his first defense of the title he won from Evander Holyfield April 22. -1 The 267-yard impression his passes left on the Jayhawk secondary is probably greater than what one would expect from 13-of-18. It is not, however, a misrepresentation of his passing ability. i lion "Breeders' Cup Classic with Tabasco Cat "I wanted that one more than the others," Lukas said. Still, Lukas joyfully ran onto the track and hugged winning trainer Dick Small after Small's Concern had defeated Preakness and Belmont winner Tabasco Cat by a neck.

"What a wonderful day," Lukas said. And so it was. With his son at his side at a race for the first time in nearly a year, Lukas ReascCUP6n page70 LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) D. Wayne Lukas and son Jeff returned to the races together Saturday, reuniting horse racing's most famous family in the Breeders' Cup winner's circle for the first time in five years.

With two victories, and a second-place finish in the Classic, D. Wayne Lukas and jockey Pat Day also became the first $10 million men in the 11-year history of the Breeders' Cup. "We have to count our blessings to have a day like today," Wayne Lukas said, even though he missed winning the one he really wanted: the $3 mil- 3 -m a When he was healthy, and before moving to safety last spring, Veland spent considerable time during and after practice throwing passes with Berringer. "I know he can throw the pilL" Veland said. Saturday, it was a bitter one for Kansas to swallow..